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Wilson College Diversity Team Hosts Step Dance Event on Oct. 15

Posted: September 30, 2010

9/30/2010 Three step dance teams will perform at Wilson College beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in Laird Hall. Sponsored by the Wilson College Diversity Team, “Step to Celebrate Diversity” is open to the public for a suggested donation of $3.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Three step dance teams will perform at Wilson College beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in Laird Hall. Sponsored by the Wilson College Diversity Team, “Step to Celebrate Diversity” is open to the public for a suggested donation of $3.

Step dance can take a number of different forms but in all of them, footwork is the most important part of the dance. In recent years, a form of step dance with African roots has gained enormous popularity in the United States, especially among college sororities and fraternities. Members join in elaborate, synchronized group routines that are performed in competitions called step shows. Step dances typically incorporate cheerleading, military and drill team moves, including stomping and clapping.

Two youth step teams from NETwork Ministries in Chambersburg will perform, as well as a step team from Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown.

At NETwork Ministries, the step teams, called Alpha and Omega, involve youth in grades 3 to 12, who perform at events year-round. The step teams program there emphasizes scripture memorization and discipleship through step routines and praise dancing, according to the NETwork Ministries website.

Proceeds from the evening will go to NETwork Ministries.

For more information about the step performance, contact Monique Hawkins at 410-949-7872 or monique.hawkins@wilson.edu.

Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a liberal arts college dedicated to the education of women. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Chambersburg, Pa. Wilson offers bachelor’s degrees in 30 areas and a master’s degree in education. The college’s 2010-11 enrollment in the College for Women and the Adult Degree Programs is 796 and includes students from 21 states and 13 foreign countries.

Wilson College Mission Statement

Wilson is an independent college with a proud history of educating women since 1869 through rigorous study of the liberal arts and sciences. Today, Wilson’s mission also includes women and men enrolled in adult degree and graduate programs. Guided by the Honor Principle and distinguished by its commitment to transformative student growth, Wilson College prepares all of its graduates for fulfilling lives and professions, ethical leadership, and humane stewardship of our communities and our world.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – The Wilson College Career Development Center and Environmental Studies Department will host “Environmental Career Day” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in Room 128 in the Brooks Complex. The career day is open to Wilson students, prospective students and community residents who want to find out more about jobs in the field of environmental science.

A panel featuring representatives from a number of local companies, as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will discuss job opportunities, and information highlighting environmental career options will be provided.

The event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are required.

For information or to RSVP, contact Wilson Director of Career Development Angela Lynch at 717-264-4141, Ext. 3314, or angela.lynch@wilson.edu.

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Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a liberal arts college dedicated to the education of women. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Chambersburg, Pa. Wilson offers bachelor’s degrees in 30 areas and a master’s degree in education. The college’s 2010-11 enrollment in the College for Women and the Adult Degree Programs is 796 and includes students from 21 states and 13 foreign countries.

Wilson College Mission Statement

Wilson is an independent college with a proud history of educating women since 1869 through rigorous study of the liberal arts and sciences. Today, Wilson’s mission also includes women and men enrolled in adult degree and graduate programs. Guided by the Honor Principle and distinguished by its commitment to transformative student growth, Wilson College prepares all of its graduates for fulfilling lives and professions, ethical leadership, and humane stewardship of our communities and our world.